by Terry HeickLooking for the the best source of education research?The one with authentic data, practical studies, and a wealth of participants and possibilities?How about your own classroom?There is, increasingly, pressure to be research-based and data-based. Or...
As Knowledge Demands Change, Curriculum Must Change, Too by Terry Heick Increasingly, the idea of computer coding is coming up in discussions about the classroom. This usually happens in the context of “21st century learning,” because, well, coding sounds like an...
by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D, Authentic Education Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. Occasionally, we are...
Mobile Learning Should Disrupt What ‘School’ Is by Terry Heick In education, we tend to think of mobile learning as learning in classrooms with tablets and smartphones. And that’s part of it. Students being able to untether themselves from desks is an extraordinary...
The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice by TeachThought Staff What is the difference between a teacher-centered and learner-driven classroom? We’ve taken a look at examples of student-centered teaching before. It’s both a subtle (in theory) and...
When School Is Nothing Like The World Students Live Inby Terry HeickReading recently through Edutopia’s resources on informal learning, the distinction between formal and informal learning resonated more strongly now than ever.As a classroom teacher, this difference...
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